All posts tagged "Bristol"
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Features
/ 2 years agoDiamond must find gems for Newcastle
PAUL REES ASSESSES THE CHALLENGES AHEAD FACING STEVE DIAMOND, THE MAN AT THE TOP AT KINGSTON PARK IT SEEMED that the...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoHonesty is best policy, says Old Reds’ Cox
Coach to Coach Steve Hill puts the questions to Dan Cox, below, head coach at Bristol-based club Old Redcliffians Why did...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoAn explosion of young talent…
BRENDAN GALLAGHER LOOKS BACK AT THE 1974 ENGLAND SCHOOLS TEAM’S TOUR OF AUSTRALIA Over the coming weeks, Brendan Gallagher will be...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoFresh calls to get rid of the caterpillar ruck
By LUKE JARMYN Hartpury’s director of rugby John Barnes has called for the eradication of the caterpillar ruck – and for...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoBorthwick: We want to get kids engaged
By ADAM HATHAWAY in Japan Steve Borthwick has urged his side to help youngsters in England fall in love with rugby...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWard and Hunt both delighted by Mitchell’s impact
By MARK STEVENS With just over a year to go until the start of the Women’s Rugby World Cup, excitement is...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoMistake to select Tom and not Ted
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Ted Hill must be wondering what else he has to do to get...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoEffort and enterprise the key for Saints
PAUL REES SEES PLENTY OF HIGHLIGHTS BUT WARNS THE GAME MUST SHOW IT CAN PAY FOR ITSELF Northampton’s first Premiership title...
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Features
/ 2 years agoQuartet help Cardiff pull off unlikely double
Peter Jackson discovers which clubs and players come out best and worst when it comes to red and yellow cards Despite...
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Features
/ 2 years agoThe unexpected revolutionary
Paul Rees says this should be a summer of opportunities for England and head coach Steve Borthwick Steve Borthwick is an...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoBooth wants to see more from Ospreys
By SIMON THOMAS OSPREYS coach Toby Booth says having bowed out in two quarter-finals will fuel their appetite to achieve even...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoIt’s a right Lark as Bristol rally
Saracens ....... 21 Bristol .............29 HOOKER Lark Atkin-Davies’ hat-trick was at the heart of an incredible comeback as Bristol overcame Saracens...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoBears bid to hunt down the top dogs
By BEN JAYCOCK FINAL PREVIEW... Bristol Bears v Gloucester-Hartpury Saturday June 22. Kick-off 3pm, Sandy Park Gloucester-Hartpury will be aiming to...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoLane agrees new deal to stay at Bears
FULL-BACK Rich Lane has signed a new contract to stay with Bristol Bears. The 30-year-old has made 34 appearances for the...
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Features
/ 2 years agoPirates were one hell of a club to be at for so long
Feature MARLEN WALKER THE NOW-RETIRED CORNISH PIRATES PROP MY LIFE IN RUGBY Beating Saracens when we hadn’t played for almost a...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoTom Curry named in England’s summer tour squad despite limited game time
Tom Curry has been included in an England squad that contains seven players from newly crowned Gallagher Premiership champions Northampton. Curry...
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Paul Rees
/ 2 years agoSaints stars give credit to Vesty
By PAUL REES On the run: Alex Mitchell breaks through against Saracens during the semi-final PICTURES: Getty Images Alex Mitchell and...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoPlaymakers set to do battle
■ By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Saracens v BristolBears Today. Kick-off 2pm, StoneX Stadium Saracens maestro: Zoe Harrison has fought back after...
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Features
/ 2 years agoBorn to run! A XV with X-factor
Analysis Premiership Team of the Season Paul Rees Finds he has some Tough Choices to make as he Selects his 2023/24...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoQuins cashing in on Twickenham factor
Peter Jackson looks at how attendances have changed in the last 20 years and sees good news in the capital cities...
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Features
/ 2 years agoI’ll miss the shared joy after a big win
MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE NOW FORMER NORTHAMPTON SAINTS, WASPS, LONDON IRISH, ROTHERHAM, MACCLESFIELD AND STOCKPORT HOOKER TOM CRUSE Now that...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoBristol’s rise built on solid team values
Steve Hill puts the questions to former hooker Dave Ward, the head coach at Bristol Bears Women Why did you get into...
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News Extra
/ 2 years agoCrake & Feaunati receive Red Rose contracts
NEWS EXTRA PROP Liz Crake and flanker Maddie Feaunati have been rewarded for their fine performances this season with full-time England...
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Features
/ 2 years agoWimbledon give Jim a spendid send-off
Q&A Ben Jaycock caught up with Wimbledon stalwart Jim Green, who recently stepped down as chairman after 45 years of service...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoHarry Randall more than happy to show off his ‘super strengths’ in England camp
Harry Randall will watch two rival England scrum-halves go head to head at Twickenham on Saturday confident that his own unique...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoI want my England shirt back says JVP
By GARY FITZGERALD The sight of the world’s best scrum-half strutting his stuff at the home of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoChessum ‘gutted’ to miss out on England
By GARY FITZGERALD Ollie Chessum admits he is “gutted” to be missing out on a busy summer with England in the...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoWe’ve just been too inconsistent, admits Farrell
By PAUL REES Owen Farrell succinctly summed up Saracens’ season in two words before what turned out to be his final...
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Junior International Rugby
/ 2 years agoMapletoft set for Georgia challenge
By BEN JAYCOCK England U20s head coach Mark Mapletoft has confirmed his 30-player squad that travel to Georgia next week in...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoTime to let Borthwick pick from the best
PAUL REES SAYS THE ENGLAND COACH SHOULD NOT BE LIMITED TO ONLY SELECTING PLAYERS WHO PLAY IN THE PREMIERSHIP England's preliminary...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoQuins want to throw fitting farewell party
By BEN JAYCOCK Harlequins stars Shaunagh Brown, Rachael Burford and Emily Scott start their final game for the club today. Brown...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoAtkin-Davies returns to boost Bears
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Sale v Bristol Today. Kick-off 3pm, Heywood Road ENGLAND front row star Lark Atkin-Davies returns to action...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoJones centre stage for Tigers
Fresh from being named the RPA’s women’s player of the year, Meg Jones starts in the centres for Leicester’s final match...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 2 years agoPlaying rugby ‘Bristol fashion’ suited me well
MY LIFE IN RUGBY - RALPH KNIBBS THE FORMER ENGLAND, BRISTOL & CLIFTON CENTRE I spent some of my youth in...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoMcCall confident stunned Saracens will bounce back
By BEN JAYCOCK Saracens have endured a tough campaign on and off the pitch as they head into the playoffs but...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoSlade delighted to be presented with top award
Exeter and England outside centre Henry Slade has picked up the 2023/24 Premiership Player of the Season award following a standout...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoTime to do away with bonus points
IS it time for a review of the bonus point system? Bath acquired 15 this season to finish second in the...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoLam backs Ibitoye for England’s tour
By NICK POWELL Bristol boss Pat Lam says winger Gabriel Ibitoye should be selected for England’s summer tour after he topped...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 2 years agoBath and Saints to win – but only just
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK It's hard to see Northampton changing the way they’ve played all season when they...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoTry tsunami sends a mixed message
Peter Jackson looks at an increase in points scored but suggests the figures may be hiding a problem for the Premiership....
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoCollier fits the bill for NZ challenge
READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK England finished the Six Nations with a resurgence, but their next destination, New Zealand, is...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoFantastic four face final tests
PAUL REES LOOKS FORWARD TO THE PREMIERSHIP PLAY-OFF SEMI-FINALS: NORTHAMPTON v SARACENS AND BATH v SALE NORTHAMPTON The Saints finished at...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoYou write off Saracens at your peril – Grewcock
By BEN JAYCOCK Danny Grewcock has joined Paul Sackey as the second player to be inducted into the Premiership Rugby Hall...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoYoung guns who are shining for the Chiefs
Paul Rees talks to Exeter DoR Rob Baxter to find out how his investment in homegrown talent is paying off at...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoPoor defence cost us, admits Wilson
By NICK POWELL Harlequins head coach Danny Wilson has admitted poor defence cost them a place in the play-offs after a...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoSaracens hold on to take it at the death
By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Saracens ............................ 33pts Tries: Clifford 20, Gregson 29, Campbell 40, 66; Cleall 59 Conversions: Harrison 21, 40, 60,...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoWills grabs hat-trick as Bears go on rampage
By STEWART MCCULLOUGH Harlequins .......25pts Tries: Neumann 9, 27, Mullen 74 Conversions: Cromack 10, Tuima 74 Penalties: Cromack 17, 21 Bristol...
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Dream Team
/ 2 years agoCamborne make impact but top two dominate final line-up
NATIONAL 2 WEST DREAM TEAM >> THE BEST XV FROM 2023-24 AS VOTED FOR BY OUR REPORTERS After Dings Crusaders’ National...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoYoung gun Baxter headlines Premiership Team of the Season
By Ben Jaycock Tyro Harlequins prop Fin Baxter is the headline selection in Premiership Rugby’s 2023/24 team of the season which...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoSinckler the latest England star to link up with BaaBaas
Kyle Sinckler is the latest England star to be included in Barbarian F.C.’s squad for this summer’s Killik Cup clash against...












